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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 16,619 | 17,181 | 17,486 | 17,756 | 17,982 |
Males | no. | 8,392 | 8,654 | 8,793 | 8,923 | 9,006 |
Females | no. | 8,227 | 8,527 | 8,693 | 8,833 | 8,976 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.0 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 13.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,486 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,742 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,380 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 488 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 20.7 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 79.3 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 165 | 178 | 147 | 143 | 140 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.9 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
Deaths | no. | 160 | 176 | 190 | 169 | 195 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 10.8 |
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